Boone and describes Chavez also spells out won their fourth Gold Gloves and joined Hunter and Ichiro as repeat winners Boone has won at second base for three consecutive seasons. O' Toole said each officer was " deeply distressed " by what happened. He is the Mariners' career leader in home runs( 398, slugging percentage. Updated: February 28, 2008, 7: 04 PM ET New tests reveal small labral tear in hip; Butler' s return uncertain Comment Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- It raised a few eyebrows when Caron Butler was listed as day- to- day for nearly a month Now the Washington Wizards have discovered the reason. Center Jason Brown has a sprained right knee, although he has not missed any practice time Jackson' s game average of 18.
As Cleveland fought for a playoff spot last season, Indians manager Eric Wedge lost confidence in Riske, a right- hander who went 3- 4 with a 3 10 ERA in 58 games . I think he likes Romeo a lot and would like to see me there But again, my whole goal coming into this is to be No 1 . Along with Pittsburgh' s Troy Polamalu and Baltimore' s Ed Reed, Sanders is a game changer, a safety who can hit like a linebacker and cover like a corner . Updated: October 17, 2008, 6: 17 PM ET Quad injury forces Pierce to miss third consecutive practice Comment Email Print Share Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N . Texas Rangers: Third- round pick Taylor Teagarden, a catcher from the University of Texas, signed with the team Monday Teagarden was the 99th overall pick in the June draft. The Athletics have used the DL 18 times this season- the most since 1997, when they used it 21 times. If the losing is wearing on the Nationals, Acta doesn' t see it " I think they' re handling it pretty well " he said " They come in every day not thinking about how many they' ve lost in a row.
It was enough to end a difficult road trip on a positive note . After Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked, Willingham doubled over Beltran in center for a 2- 0 lead- the first runs the Marlins scored for Willis in two starts this season . Making his second start since missing three weeks with a strained left hamstring, Mussina( 2- 1) beat Tejeda for the second time in six days . According to a source within Major League Baseball, as of Friday afternoon, Seibu had not informed MLB officially whether it had accepted the bid . Though the Twins prefer not to single out any of their stars, they have plenty of them these days. Utley singled through a drawn- in infield to score Rollins in the third, and Burrell followed with a two- run homer, his 29th, to give the Phillies the lead for good Rollins kept pace with his teammate by also hitting No 29, a solo homer in the fifth.
The Mariners' Arthur Rhodes, who had ligament replacement surgery last May, got one out and allowed two singles in the ninth in his first game since Sept . Zobrist tripled to left- center and scored on a single by Dillon, a journeyman who was acquired from Oakland on May 9 . He' s 26- 6 lifetime against the Orioles, including 16- 4 in Baltimore " I think that' s the best I' ve seen Pettitte since I' ve been up here " said Markakis, in his fourth season with the Orioles " He was just mixing up his pitches, going in and out, just putting it where he wanted it I think his ball- to- strike ratio speaks for itself . I don' t know if he remembers them " Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press . Updated: January 17, 2009, 7: 04 PM ET Dallas fires Stewart; Garrett, Rams talk Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services The Dallas Cowboys have relieved defensive coordinator Brian Stewart of his duties after two seasons NFL Video Rise and fall of the 2008 Cowboys. Interim coach Tom Cable is also a candidate after running the team for the final 12 games following the firing of Lane Kiffin in September. According to the Washington Post, a fan left the stadium that night with the glove, even though team officials made several pleas to get it back.
Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect 1 1/ 3 innings, striking out three, for his 30th save in 32 opportunities . The Phillies took a 1- 0 lead when shortstop Paul Janish dropped Rollins' shallow popup to left for an error with two outs in the third, allowing Carlos Ruiz to score from second base . We' re very optimistic " Burrell and Carl Crawford hit solo homers off Red Sox ace Josh Beckett, who gave up five runs and seven hits while striking out nine in six innings . Hernandez, Lopez and Mora connected in a six- run eighth against Chris Booker Hernandez started the eighth with a solo shot . He had three singles and has scored six runs and reached base in nine of 13 plate appearances in Tampa Bay' s first three games " A lot of people were questioning his spring, but I felt this is a solid young professional. 14, 2007, at Pittsburgh " I didn' t even know I had that many pitches, to be honest to you " Santana said " All the intensity in the game and everything that we went through, I was just out there trying to help " Reed Johnson and Kosuke Fukudome both had two hits for Chicago, which secured home- field advantage throughout the NL playoffs with its 9- 5 victory over New York on Monday night.
We played hard, not dirty " Desperate to avoid a 2- 0 deficit, the Timberwolves cranked up the defensive pressure . No other terms were announced " Our goal has always been to operate the world' s most important and certainly most busy arena and this long- term agreement from our partners will certainly ensure this " AEG president and CEO Tim Leiweke said This season will be the Clippers' sixth at Staples Center . The team also raised ticket prices for next season by an average of 7 percent " One of the commitments we made to them during the course of the year was that if you win we will do a lot of the things that you' re talking about " Lucchino said " We' ll have the opportunity to generate additional revenue if you win and some part of that revenue will go to the facilities " Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press . He left after throwing 54 pitches, 36 for strikes " I just think it was just another really good day of work for him " manager Tony La Russa said " He used all of his pitches and he got a lot out of it " Braves starter Kyle Davies, who' s competing for a rotation spot, recovered from a shaky start and ended up with four scoreless innings, working around three walks and two hits . That came a day after Lind hit two homers and had a career- high eight RBIs in an 18- 10 victory in the series opener.
Pierzynski' s two- run homer in the first inning, smacked an RBI double in the second to give the White Sox a 6- 2 lead, and then led off the fourth inning with a double . He lost his fifth straight decision since beating the Giants 7- 4 at San Francisco on June 27 Maddux is 340- 212 in his brilliant career . New York has a day off Monday before opening a six- game homestand against NL West- leading Arizona . Coach Mike Holmgren said earlier this week that Branch will have surgery " soon " to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee . Young said Thursday that lasted half a day and he was upset over his two interceptions. Mayors are elected to lead and not be " a mirror and just reflect what people are saying " Williams said on " Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace " Ten, 20 percent of the time you' re elected to do what you think is in the best interests of the city " Williams said " If people don' t agree with that they can throw you out next time. He led the team in steals( 14) and reached base safely in the final 22 games of the season.
The Hall of Fame right fielder was killed in a plane crash while delivering relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua on Dec . The Pirates have tallied 30 runs in a three- game winning streak, and they faced little resistance in a 12- 7 win that opened a 10- game road trip . Players are fined for every technical foul they receive, and there were 122 of them called through the first 51 games of the season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau . NFC North ESPN' s Kevin Seifert writes about all things NFC North in his division blog# 8226& nbsp; Blog network: NFL Nation In about six quarters of play since replacing Frerotte, Jackson has a 141 7 passer rating . No stranger to creating a buzz during a prolific and attention- grabbing 13- year NFL career, Owens noted he' s aware that his reputation isn' t going to change now that he' s with his fourth team after signing a one- year$ 6.
Emilie Johnson added 13 points and Christine Spencer scored 11 off the bench for the top- seeded Gauchos( 22- 9, who qualified for the NCAA tournament by winning their 11th Big West title in 13 years " Chris hasn' t played very much in the last couple of games " UCSB coach Lindsay Gottlieb said " But she kick- started us with her hustle, and I can' t say enough about Emilie Johnson . Brewers manager Ned Yost argued Castillo stopped at first and should have been put there, though Castillo was seen running the bases and touching home following the initial wave of confusion " My argument was why did he get second base " Yost said " Nobody saw him stop at first " Castillo felt the ball had left the park and was confused why he had to go back " I don' t know why the umpires said no " he said " I was mad- but for the Pirates . 289 with seven homers, 26 doubles and 47 RBI last season, when he missed 36 games He' s a career . Jesus Colome came in and allowed Matt Treanor' s sacrifice fly that tied it at 4 . The 30- year- old has only a 62- 67 record in all other months combined.
Boone and Casey Blake added run- scoring singles in the eighth . The image of Palmeiro taking a sweet swing from the left side of the plate has been replaced in some minds by the sight of him testifying before a House committee investigating steroids in baseball . His wife, Joumana, and their young son were subjected to taunts at Boston Garden in 2002 stemming from charges that he struck her in 2001 while playing for the Suns Kidd was fined and underwent anger counseling . A player who competes overseas after the season begins must first clear waivers, a risk Regier said the Sabres wouldn' t take Satan last season had 26 goals and a career- high 75 points He earned$ 3 . Only one of the three police officers who fired pepper pellets into the crowd of fans was certified to do so, the commission found. Renteria hit a solo homer into the home- run porch down the right- field line with one out, Chipper Jones singled and Andruw Jones ended his 71 at- bat homerless drought by going deep into the left- field corner on a full- count " It felt good, period " Andruw Jones said " Everybody came out swinging the bat pretty good and when guys made mistakes we took advantage.
Manager Jim Tracy was impressed with the work of his bullpen " They were great the whole series " he said " If that' s the way they' re going to perform, and you have the resources in front of them to get the outs that are necessary to get the ball to them with the lead, you have a real good chance of shaping up as a fairly formidable bullpen " Ronny Paulino got an RBI double in the fifth when Chris Burke couldn' t get to his hit that landed on the hill in center field . 35 ERA in his previous three starts " I have no idea about pitching I just know he looked good out there " Johnson said . Associated PressBOSTON- The public address announcer had already gone through the lineups and the first strains of the national anthem were about to follow when Boston' s scheduled No . Dudley was named interim coach yesterday, when the team fired Mike Keenan after two years behind the bench Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press . Updated: January 6, 2008, 3: 57 PM ET Cowboys assistant Sparano interviews for Dolphins' coaching job Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services MIAMI- The front- running candidate to become the Miami Dolphins' coach was also the first to interview. Jones is willing to forgo the performance bonus in return for the Titans allowing him to keep the$ 1.